Joanna Cherry, the SNP MP for Edinburgh South West, has criticised Nicola Sturgeon, taking aim at the former first minister over her sexuality and questioning whether she has held a "real job". The comments mark the latest sign of tension between Cherry and Sturgeon, who have clashed publicly in the past over gender recognition reform and the direction of the SNP, with Cherry a prominent critic of Sturgeon's policies on transgender rights.

The Daily Mail article reports the remarks as part of an ongoing rift between the two senior SNP figures, though the piece provides limited direct detail on the specific comments or the context in which they were made. Cherry, a barrister and long-serving MP, has repeatedly been at odds with Sturgeon since leaving frontline SNP roles, while Sturgeon has largely stepped back from front-line politics since resigning as first minister.